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Moths, Owls And Fungi With Over 20,000 Sexes...Oh My!

2025/1/27
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Anna Kahanui
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Burleigh McCoy
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Emily Kwong
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Natalie Howe
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Serenella Linares
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Serenella Linares：作为一名经验丰富的自然向导和真菌专家，我带领大家进行了一次夜间自然观察活动，旨在探索冬季夜间森林生态系统的奥秘，并观察各种生物的独特特征和冬季适应策略。我们使用了紫外线灯等工具，以增强观察效果，并分享了关于地衣、飞蛾、真菌和其它生物的知识。 Emily Kwong：在这次夜间徒步旅行中，我亲身体验了冬季森林的奇妙之处。我们观察到地衣在紫外线照射下发出荧光，颜色发生变化；发现了多种飞蛾，并了解到它们利用月光和星光导航的习性；还观察到了一种拥有两万多种性别的真菌，以及红背蝾螈在冬季的生存策略。这些观察让我对冬季生态系统的复杂性和生物体的适应能力有了更深刻的认识。 Natalie Howe：作为一名生态学家，我对地衣的多样性和它们对紫外线的适应机制非常感兴趣。我们观察到不同颜色的地衣，并讨论了荧光在保护地衣免受紫外线伤害方面的作用。 Matt Felperin：我向大家介绍了如何通过模仿猫头鹰的叫声来吸引它们，并分享了关于“大美国露营”等社区活动的经验，强调了公众参与自然保护的重要性。 Anna Kahanui：我向大家介绍了iNaturalist应用程序，并分享了利用该应用程序进行物种识别和记录的经验。我强调了学习识别和命名周围生物的重要性，以及这如何加深人们与自然的联系。

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The episode begins with the host, Emily Kwong, recounting her recent night hike in Patuxent River State Park, Maryland, led by naturalists. They used UV lights and homemade banana bread to enhance their exploration of the park's nighttime ecosystem.
  • Night hike in Patuxent River State Park
  • Naturalists led the hike
  • Use of UV lights
  • Homemade banana bread

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Put on your headphones. In today's episode, host Emily Kwong) leads us on a night hike in Patuxent River State Park in Maryland. Alongside a group of naturalists led by Serenella Linares), we'll meet a variety of species with unique survival quirks and wintertime adaptations. We'll search out lichen that change color under UV light and flip over a wet log to track a salamander keeping warm under wet leaves. Emily may even meet the bioluminescent mushrooms of her dreams. Plus, we talk about community events to get outside, such as the City Nature Challenge) and Great American Campout).*Do you have a question about changes in your local environment? Email a recording of your question to [email protected]) *— *we may investigate it as part of an upcoming *Short Wave *segment!Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave).*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)